Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

babehood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: babe-hood
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

noun

The quality of being a babe (attractive woman)

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There was grave doubt whether her fragile bud of babehood would resist the cold chill of that wintry world into which it had been prematurely ushered"
"Despite the whole Yummy Mummy trend, I think a lot of women still put their babehood — the flamboyant, sexy, out-in-the-world side of themselves—under wraps when they get married and have kids and move to the suburbs."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe English babe Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English babehood From babe + -hood.

Usage

Questions

What does babehood mean?: Babyhood.
Where does babehood come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe English babe Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English babehood From babe + -hood.

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